Ozzy Osbourne had a really cool take on how he wanted his funeral to go down. He said his family could do whatever they want, as long as it makes THEM happy. (Because funerals ARE for the living, after all.)
He said, quote, “I honestly don’t care what they play at my funeral; they can put on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle, and ‘We Are the Diddymen’ if it makes ’em happy.”
(“We Are the Diddymen” is a nonsensical song by British comedian Ken Dodd.)
But in other interviews, he has said that he’d like his funeral to be a CELEBRATION, and not a “mope-fest”. And he said he’d like them to play a Beatles song, possibly “A Day in the Life”.
Oh, and he also said it would be fun to play a video of him asking his doctor for a SECOND OPINION. (Which is freakin’ AWESOME. I’m gonna go record mine right now. Just in case.)
In other Ozzy news, paramedics reportedly tried for TWO HOURS to save Ozzy’s life . . . and a Birmingham bridge that pays tribute to Black Sabbath has become a memorial site.
Drake, who played Birmingham last night, stopped by the bridge and poured one out for Ozzy.
(Here’s a clip he posted of his visit.)
One more note on Ozzy’s death that’s either morbid or strangely beautiful: Ozzy’s last performance, at the Back to the Beginning show, went down July 5th. He died on July 22nd. That’s 17 days.
Ozzy’s dear friend Lemmy from Motorhead played his last gig in Berlin on December 11th, 2015. He died on December 28th . . . SEVENTEEN DAYS LATER.
(Both of these warriors went out swinging, exactly the way they wanted to. In 2023, Ozzy said he was hoping for just one last show, and if he dropped dead right after, he’d die a happy man.)
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